China's population policy has been credited with a very significant slowing of China's population growth which had been higher before the policy was implemented.

At the end of the 30-month trial, the researchers found, X-rays showed a significant slowing of cartilage loss in the women who received doxycycline.

Dr. David Blankenhorn and colleagues from the University of Southern California also found a significant slowing of cholesterol damage in people treated for four years with cholesterol medicine.

But Jerry Jasinowski, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers, said it was too early for signs of significant slowing.

There is also a small but significant slowing of the reaction time when a person moves the joystick to a target.

Economic statistics for April had suggested a fairly significant slowing, as did a decline in Chinese iron ore imports and a slump in shipping rates to Chinese ports.

At the least, that would mean a significant slowing of the pace of change, a partial return to central economic regulation and a stay of execution for state industries faced with bankruptcy.

However, patients with significantly reduced liver function require dose reductions due to the significant slowing of metabolism of moclobemide.

But economists point out that durable goods orders are notoriously volatile, and some contended that the report was not a harbinger of a significant slowing.

By contrast the effect of the 5 C temperature was much less marked, though nevertheless the result was a significant slowing of the growth rate.